Clinical Sports Nutrition, 4th Edition
by Burke, Louise; Deakin, VickiEdition: 4th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2009-11-19
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Book Company Australia
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Summary
Clinical Sports Nutritionis a complete practical and clinical reference that provides state-of-the-art sports nutrition information. Each chapter contains speciFic reviews followed by practice tips. Contributions come from leading academics, physicians, and sports dieticians in Australia, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Finland.
Author Biography
Louise Burke, Head of the Department of Sports Nutrition, Australian Institute of Sport, ACT
Vicki Deakin, Head Dietitian, ACT Academy of Sport; Senior Lecturer/Head of Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Canberra, ACT
Table of Contents
1. Sports nutrition: an historical perspective
2. Exercise physiology and metabolism
3. Measuring nutritional status of athletes: clinical and research perspectives
4. Kinanthropometry: physique assessment of the athlete
5. Protein and amino acid needs for training and bulking up
6. Energy requirement of the athlete: assessment and evidence of energy efficiency
7. Weight loss and the athlete
8. Making weight in sports
9. Eating disorders and disordered eating in athletes
10. Bone, exercise, nutrition and menstrual disturbances
11. Iron depletion in athletes
12. Vitamin, mineral and antioxidant needs of athletes
13. Preparation for competition
14. Nutrition for recovery after competition and training
15. Nutritional strategies to enhance fat oxidation during aerobic exercise
16. Dietary supplements and nutritional ergogenic aids in sport
17. Nutrition for special populations: children and young athletes
18. Nutrition and the aging athlete
19. Special needs: the athlete with diabetes
20. Special needs: the vegetarian athlete
21. Athletes with gastrointestinal disorders
22. Special needs: athletes with disabilities
23. Medical and nutritional issues for the traveling athlete
24. Nutritional issues for special environments: training and competing at altitude and in hot climates
25. Providing meals for athletic groups
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